The doubly curved, smooth fair-faced concrete surfaces of UN Studio’s Mercedes Benz Museum are a striking reflection of its interior space. The complex geometry was however beyond the scope of existing formwork systems and manual planning methods. designtoproduction developed a method that enabled the assembly of the doubly curved formwork form planar boards. The panels – precisely pre-cut on a CNC-router – were bent to the desired shape in situ during the construction process, exploiting their elasticity. |